Community Engagement
Build Trust, Strengthen Participation and Move Community Priorities Forward.
Indigenous program managers, land managers, administrators and community leaders often work with many different people, priorities and perspectives.
Whether you are gathering input on a new initiative, communicating changes, supporting community programs, working with leadership or building support for a project, strong engagement skills can make the difference between simply sharing information and creating meaningful participation.
This practical workshop helps Indigenous professionals strengthen the communication, listening and facilitation skills needed to engage community members, leadership, staff and partners with greater clarity and confidence.
Participants learn how to plan engagement, ask better questions, encourage participation, navigate differing viewpoints and turn community input into practical next steps.
Modules:
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Build Trust Through Clear Communication: Strengthen how you communicate with members, leadership, staff and partners in a way that is clear, respectful and transparent.
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Understand Your Community and Interest Holders: Identify who needs to be engaged, what matters to them and how different perspectives may influence participation and decision-making.
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Create Meaningful Engagement Opportunities: Learn how to use meetings, surveys, interviews, workshops and other approaches to gather useful input and encourage participation.
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Ask Better Questions and Listen for Insight: Develop stronger questioning and listening skills to uncover needs, concerns, priorities and opportunities.
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Navigate Different Perspectives with Confidence: Build practical skills for managing disagreement, encouraging constructive conversation and finding common ground.
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Turn Community Input Into Action: Learn how to organize feedback, identify themes, communicate what was heard and show how input influences decisions and next steps.
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Strengthen Participation Over Time: Build engagement practices that support stronger relationships, greater trust and more consistent community involvement.
Testimonial
Executive Director
Sto:lo Business Association
"Loa taught the Stó:lō Business Association Indigenous entrepreneurs two programs this year, Business Confidence and Train the Trainer.
Members left feeling like they benefited from these programs and are looking forward to applying these skills within their daily business routines!"
This course will give you practical tools and approaches to make community engagement more thoughtful, organized and effective.
Program managers, land managers, administrators and community-facing professionals will gain skills they can apply to planning, programs, projects, community meetings and organizational initiatives.
Investment: $4,950 per community/organization, which includes 9 hours of class time over 1 or 2 days, including prep/during/ and post-work. Workshop timelines are customized to what will work best for your organization. Materials, prizes and travel are billed separately.
Individuals interested in attending this course, please email edu@activ8inc.com